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THE SPECIALS
LP
The Specials
180 GRAM REMASTERED VINYL
2017 (2014)
New and SEALED
+ PROMO INFO SHEETS
CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM
IN STOCK NOW!
The Specials were formed in Coventry in 1977
True innovators, the band began the British ska revival craze,
combining the highly danceable ska and
rocksteadybeat with punk’s energy and attitude.
The Specials had seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between
1979 and 1981, including the number 1 hits
‘Too Much Too Young’ and ‘Ghost Town’
The Specials’ landmark, 14-track-strong debut album ‘Specials’
(UK No.4, 1979), produced by Elvis Costello, declared their intentions
loud and clear with a rare blend of furious energy
and no-nonsense, hard-hitting lyrics.
This album has been digitally remastered from the original analogue
stereo masters and the new vinyl cuts have been made using those
new masters. Careful comparison was made to the first pressed
copies of the original albums throughout the process to
maintain the sound as the band had originally envisaged.
In essence a studio recording of their live set, the album comprises
mostly originals with a few covers of ska classics thrown in
for good measure, including their fabulous take on Dandy Livingstone's
‘A Message to You Rudy’, an equally stellar version of the Maytals'
‘Monkey Man’, and a sizzling take on Prince Buster's ‘Too Hot’.
Features: the vicious ‘Nite Klub’, with its unforgettable line, “All
the girls are slags and the beer tastes just like piss”; ‘Blank Expression’
, which extended the misery into unwelcoming pubs‘; ‘Concrete Jungle’,
capturing the fear and violence that stalked the inner cities; the personal
‘It's Up To You’, a message to those who disliked the group and its
stance, and a rallying cry for supporters; ‘Too Much Too Young’, showing
the Specials' disdain for teen pregnancy and marriage; ‘It Doesn't Make
It Alright’, delivering a heartfelt plea against racism, and the
rocksteady-esque yearning of ‘You're Wondering Now’
Tracks -
SIDE A
1. Do The Dog
2. It’s Up To You
3. Nite Klub
4. Doesn’t Make It Alright
5. Concrete Jungle
6. Too Hot
SIDE B
1. Monkey Man
2. (Dawning Of A) New Era
3. Blank Expression
4. Stupid Marriage
5. Too Much Too Young
6. Little Bitch
7. You’re Wondering Now
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